Usuku lweCilongo

NgoSeptemba, amaJuda agubha uSuku Lonyaka Omusha "Rosh Hashanah", okusho ukuthi "inhloko yonyaka" ngesiHeberu. Isiko lamaJuda ukuthi badla ucezu lwekhanda lenhlanzi, olufanekisela inhloko yonyaka, futhi babingelelane ngokuthi "Leschana towa", okusho ukuthi "Iba nonyaka omuhle!". Ngokwesiko, iholidi likaRosh Hashanah lihlotshaniswa nosuku lwesithupha Lwesonto Lokudala, lapho uNkulunkulu edala umuntu.
Embhalweni wesiHebheru we 3. Incwadi kaMose 23,24 usuku lunikezwa ngokuthi «Sikron Terua», okusho ukuthi «Usuku lweSikhumbuzo olunamacilongo». Yingakho lolu suku lomkhosi lubizwa ngokuthi "Usuku Lwecilongo" ngesiJalimane.

Orabi abaningi bafundisa ukuthi kuRosh Hashanah shofar kufanele ishaywe okungenani amahlandla ayikhulu, kufaka phakathi uchungechunge lwezikhathi ezingama-100, ukukhombisa ithemba lokuza kukaMesiya. Ngokusho kwemithombo yamaJuda, kunezinhlobo ezintathu zebhiphu ezishaywe ngalolu suku:

• UTeki'a - Ithoni ende eqhubekayo njengophawu lwethemba emandleni kaNkulunkulu futhi njengokudumisa ukuthi unguNkulunkulu (wakwa-Israyeli).
• IShevarim - Amathoni amathathu amafushane aphazamisekile akhombisa ukuhewula nokukhala ngezono nobuntu obuwile.
• I-Teru'a - Imisindo eyisishiyagalolunye esheshayo, efana neziteki (efana nomsindo wewashi le-alamu) ukukhombisa izinhliziyo eziphukile zalabo abeza phambi kukaNkulunkulu.

U-Israyeli wasendulo ekuqaleni wayesebenzisa izimpondo zezinqama ukuze ashaye amacilongo. Kodwa ngemva kwesikhashana lezi zaba njengoba senza 4. Wafunda uMose 10, esikhundleni samacilongo (amacilongo) esiliva. Ukusetshenziswa kwamacilongo kukhulunywe izikhathi ezingu-72 eTestamenteni Elidala.

Amacilongo ashaywa ukuxwayisa ngengozi, ukubizela abantu ndawonye emhlanganweni womkhosi, ukumemezela izimemezelo kanye nokubiza ukukhonza. Ngezikhathi zempi, amacilongo ayesetshenziselwa ukulungiselela amasosha umsebenzi wawo bese kunikezwa isignali yokuya empini. Ukufika kwenkosi nakho kwamenyezelwa ngamacilongo.

Namuhla amanye amaKrestu agubha usuku lwamacilongo njengosuku lomkhosi nenkonzo bese elihlanganisa nalokhu kubhekiswe ezenzakalweni ezizayo, ekufikeni kwesibili kukaJesu noma ukuhlwithwa kwesonto.

UJesu uyilensi esingahumusha ngayo lonke iBhayibheli ngendlela efanele. Manje siyaliqonda iTestamente Elidala (elihlanganisa neSivumelwano Esidala) ngeso lengqondo leTestamente Elisha (neSivumelwano Esisha uJesu Kristu asigcwalisa ngokugcwele). Uma siqhubeka ngokulandelana, iziphetho ezingalungile zizosenza sikholwe ukuthi iSivumelwano Esisha ngeke siqale kuze kube Ukubuya Kwesibili kukaJesu. Lokhu kucabanga kuyiphutha eliyisisekelo. Abanye bakholelwa ukuthi sisenkathini yoguquko phakathi kwesivumelwano esidala nesisha futhi ngakho-ke siphoqelekile ukugcina izinsuku zedili lamaHeberu.
Isivumelwano esidala sasingesesikhashana futhi lokho kuhlanganisa nosuku lwamacilongo. “Ngokuthi: Isivumelwano esisha, wenza esokuqala saba esidala. Kodwa okugugayo nokuguga kuseduze nokuphela” (Hebheru 8,17). Yayisetshenziselwa ukumemezela uMesiya ozayo kubantu. Ukushaywa kwamacilongo eRosh Hashanah akubonisi nje kuphela ukuqala kwekhalenda lomkhosi waminyaka yonke kwaIsrayeli, kodwa futhi kumemezela isigijimi salolu suku lomkhosi: “INkosi yethu iyeza!”

Imikhosi yakwa-Israyeli ngokuyinhloko ihlotshaniswa nokuvuna. Ngokushesha ngaphambi komkhosi wokuqala wokusanhlamvu, “Umkhosi Wesithungu Solibo”, “iPhasika” kanye “noMkhosi Wesinkwa Esingenamvubelo”. Ezinsukwini ezingamashumi amahlanu kamuva, ama-Israyeli agubha umkhosi wokuvuna ukolweni, “Umkhosi Wamasonto” (iPhentekoste) futhi ekwindla umkhosi omkhulu wokuvuna, “Umkhosi Wamadokodo”. Ngaphezu kwalokho, imikhosi inokubaluleka okujulile okungokomoya nokungokwesiprofetho.

Kimina, ingxenye ebaluleke kakhulu yosuku lwamacilongo yindlela akhomba ngayo kuJesu nendlela uJesu akugcwalisa ngayo konke lokhu lapho efika kuqala. UJesu wafeza usuku lwamacilongo ngokuba sesimweni somuntu, umsebenzi wakhe wokubuyisana, ukufa kwakhe nokuvuka kwakhe. Ngalezi “zenzakalo ekuphileni kukaKristu” uNkulunkulu akagcinanga nje ngokugcwalisa isivumelwano sakhe no-Israyeli (isivumelwano esidala), kodwa washintsha ngaso sonke isikhathi kuze kube phakade. UJesu uyinhloko yonyaka - inhloko, iNkosi yezikhathi zonke, ikakhulukazi ngoba wadala isikhathi. “Yena (uJesu) ungumfanekiso kaNkulunkulu ongabonakali, izibulo ngaphambi kwayo yonke indalo. Ngoba kuye kudalwe konke okusezulwini nasemhlabeni, okubonakalayo nokungabonakali, izihlalo zobukhosi noma ababusi noma amandla noma iziphathimandla; konke kudalwe ngayo futhi kudalwe yona. Futhi ungaphezu kwakho konke, futhi konke kuqukethe kuye. Futhi iyinhloko yomzimba, okungukuthi ibandla. Uyisiqalo, izibulo kwabafileyo, ukuze abe ngowokuqala kukho konke. Ngokuba kwaba kuhle kuNkulunkulu ukuba kuhlale kuye ukuchichima konke, nokuba abuyisane ngayo yonke into naye, okusemhlabeni noma okusezulwini, ngokwenza ukuthula ngegazi lakhe esiphambanweni.” 1,15-enye).

UJesu wanqoba lapho u-Adamu wokuqala ehluleka khona futhi ungu-Adamu wokugcina. UJesu uyiWundlu lethu lePhasika, isinkwa sethu esingenamvubelo nokubuyisana kwethu. Nguye kuphela (futhi kuphela) owasusa izono zethu. UJesu uyiSabatha lethu esithola kulo ukuphumula ezonweni.

NjengeNkosi yesikhathi sonke, manje uhlala kuwe nawe kuwe. Sonke isikhathi ohlangabezana naso singcwele ngoba uphila impilo entsha kaJesu Kristu onayo ekuhlanganyeleni naye. UJesu, unguMhlengi wakho, uMsindisi, uMsindisi, iNkosi neNkosi. Lakhala icilongo kwaba kanye!

nguJoseph Tkach